Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro is one of several candidates vying to fill the Pennsylvania Attorney General seat being vacated by the incumbent Democrat Kathleen Kane. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

Where Do PA’s Attorney General Candidates Stand on Fracking?

Democratic candidate for attorney general Josh Shapiro is taking a hard line on gas drillers in a TV ad that began airing more than a week ago.

“In the last eight years, the fracking industry has spent over $40 million dollars on lobbying in Pennsylvania,” Shapiro says in the ad, referring to a 2014 report by the watchdog group Common Cause Pennsylvania. The report found the industry spent nearly $50 million lobbying state lawmakers and donating to political candidates between 2007 and 2014.

“So it’s no surprise that even though they’ve had over 4,000 violations, all they’ve gotten is just a slap on the wrist,” Shapiro continues.